PART 5 U.K.Trade

CHAPTER 5 U.K.Exports and imports, and related activities, in relation to [F1 non-government controlled Ukrainian territory]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pt. 5 Ch. 5 heading substituted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 15(a)

Making infrastructure-related goods available U.K.

50.—(1) A person must not—

(a) directly or indirectly make infrastructure-related goods available to a person connected with [F2 non-government controlled Ukrainian territory];

(b) directly or indirectly make infrastructure-related goods available for use in [F2 non-government controlled Ukrainian territory].

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

(a) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with [F2 non-government controlled Ukrainian territory];

(b) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the goods were for use in [F2 non-government controlled Ukrainian territory].

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in reg. 50 substituted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 15(b)(iv)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 50 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)